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Fair play, it's probably not as pure as watching in the forest ( and they probably charge these days )
Arenberg? They don't charge, no, and there's a massive party afterwards. You can rock up about an hour before they come through and still get a great spot if you don't mind a 40 minute walk from your car.
Howard
Many years ago, cycled over to see Ballerini win. We went to the veldrome - the atmosphere was unbelievable, as the tv helicopter away in the distance over the head of the race approaches your heart rate goes up. When the lead rider comes in the noise is off the scale - like some sort of gladatorial stadium where everyones on lsd.
Fair play, it's probably not as pure as watching in the forest ( and they probably charge these days ) but I felt like a muslim in Mecca.
For lots of us Roubaix is top of the list - even remembering the look on Franco's face when he realised he won brings a tear to my eye.